Releasing device



May 13, 1924.

A. HEGGELUND- RELEASING DEVICE Filed ADril 18, 1922 ATTORNEY Patented May 13, 1924. i 'l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

AXEL HEGGELUND, F THOR, IOWA..

RELEASING DEVZECE.

Application led April 18, 1922. Serial No. 554,826.

To all whom t may concern: slidably mounted the slide 7 This slide 7 Be it known that'I, AXEL HEGGELUND, a has projecting therefrom a pin 8 mounted 45 citizen of the United States, residing at in the hole 9 in the bracket and adapted to Thor, in the county of Humboldt and State extend across the eye portion for holding 5 of Iowa, have invented new and useful Imagainst dislocation the ring 10 of the halter provements in Releasing Devices, of which of the animal. Each slide is provided with the following is a specification. an ear 11 and all of the ears of the various 50 This invention relates to releasing mecha devices are connected together by the cable nism for animals and has for its primary ob- 12 which extends around the guide pulleys ject the construction and arrangement of 13. This cable has a portion of its length parts whereby any number of animals may wrapped around a drum 14 so that in the opbe released by a single operation of suitable eration of the drum 14 by the crank 15 the 55 mechanism. cable is actuated for retracting the pin 8 An object of the invention is the novel figom the eye portion and thereby releasing 15 manner of constructing the various parts so the ring 10. By reversing the direction of that one continuous cable may be utilized travel of the drum the pin can be mechanifor operating the devices irrespective of cally forced across the eye portion for lock- 60 their various positions. ing the ring in place. Thus it will be seen Besides the above my invention is distinthat in a very simple, inexpensive manner I guished in the use of a drum having a conam capable of releasing any number of aninection with a single cable that is in turn mals and besides the various devices may be connected to a plurality of releasing devices simply operated towards locking position. G5 in a manner that the latter may be moved to It is, of course, to be understood that the holding or releasing position. invention may be constructed in various lVith these and other objects in view the other manners and the parts associated in invention will be better understood from the different relations and, therefore, I do not following detailed description taken in condesire to belimited in any manner except as 70 nection with the accompanying drawing: set forth in the claim hereunto appended.

Fig. l is a diagrammatic view illustrating Having thus described my invention what an application of my invention. l claim is:

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of one A releasing device comprising a bracket of the releasing devices. having spaced arms, and an eye portion 75 Figs. 3 and 4 are sectional views. formed contiguous with the arms and lying Referring to the drawing illustrating one in a parallel plane therewith, a guide arm oic the many constructions of my invention extending at right angles to the spaced arms, the letter A designates in a diagrammatic a slide upon the guide, said bracket having manner a. stable or other house divided into openings upon opposite sides of the eye, a 80 stalls B communicating with the runway C. pin on the slide adapted to pass through the Arranged in each stall is a release device 1. openings and bridge the eye, and perforated Each releasing device consists of a bracket ear on the slide adjacent the guide arm for 2 constructed to have a pair of spaced arms connection with an operating member. 3 and 4 and an eye portion 5. Projecting In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature. from the arm 4 is a guide 6 upon which is AXEL HEGGELUND. 

